Sarah al-Amiri: The woman leading UAE’s Mars mission
By DW
22 July 2020 |
9:00 am
A dream was born when Sarah al-Amiri saw an image of the Andromeda Galaxy at the age of 12. In a region defined by turmoil, she never thought it would lead her country beyond Earth's stratosphere and toward Mars.
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